Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Cool!, 0 by Clare_CA

Clare_CA wrote:
Thanks, Donna!

Kell, that is too funny about Tom being your dig-up man. If hubby thought I was a danger to something of his, he'd probably be my dig-up man too! Ha! I have broken the vacuum a couple of times, when I used it, so he is the vacuum guy now most of the time! LOL! I really should come here more because everyone is just sweet as can be. I did post a couple of pics of mine over at the Ginger Forum. Here's a link: http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/663771/ I do like the fragrant Hedychiums the best. The other gingers don't really do anything for me. I'm in it just for the fragrance! If you want some ginger rhizomes, I'm happy to dig some up for you, Kell. Just say the word.

Hi Sherry, can you put your Butterfly gingers out in the very early spring next year? I think they will bloom for you next year in the fall if you put them out after your last frost date has passed in the spring. This was my second year of growing them. After growing them from rhizomes for one year, they did absolutely nothing. Then after growing them for two years, they bloomed wonderfully. I think it just takes time for them to grow and flower from the initial planting. I don't know about growing them in your zone. I think most people, who live in zones that freeze, dig up the rhizomes and store them for winter and replant them in the spring. I read that one expert stores them in buckets and sinks them in the spring and pulls them up in the fall. He is a member of Dave's, and he also has a great web site if you are interested: http://www.gingersrus.com/ I think he has a section on overwintering there.